Distribution of horses by region and draft animals
The article notes 80 million horses in temperate zones mainly in the West, with 20 million in the tropics serving temperate zones. It lists regional horse-to-person ratios including the United States 1 per 872, Canada 1 per 872, South America 1 per 7, and other regions such as Mexico, Japan, Turkey, the Philippines, Africa, India and Southern China. It also compares carrying capacity of animals from camel to elephant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographical Magazine
Tropics
Europe
America
United States
Canada
South America
Mexico
Japan
Turkey
Philippines
Africa
India
China
Hama
Our Land Today Crooked Things Tye Observes
A satirical verse reflecting social and political corruption in America. The speaker laments crime, poverty, hypocrisy, and vice, noting double standards in law and voting while criticizing politicians, media, and social norms across various scenes. The piece ends with a personal catalog of observed wrongs.
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Joliet
Congress
Tye
The Husband’s Minute Counting Before The Theater
A man obsessed with measuring time analyzes how long women spend before the mirror. He quotes estimates for girls, older women, and his wife, then admits he has spent fifteen minutes calculating it. They rush to catch a train, missing it.
Pienaar Blames West Africa Official For Civil Strife
Gen Jaubert Pienaar told a Washington reporter that the West African official’s territory brands blacks, ignores work, and allows iniquities to flourish. The official is described as lazy and neglectful, suffering from underwork and overanxiety. The physician’s blunt diagnosis followed a sick spell.
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Jaubert Pienaar
Washington
Gen. Pienaar
Principal Change at Local High School
Prof Cable resigns after 16 years and L W Smith of Kankakee is elected principal for 1908 1909 at 1600 dollars yearly. The school board expands the teachers committee and names Dr Noble chairman. Smith praised for method discipline scholarship athletics and leadership.
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Cable
L. W. Smith
Kankakee
Pease and Miller
Dr. Noble
McKee
Harvey Herald
May Festival At Riverdale Park Aids Saint Marys School
The W C C F Festival hosted by St Marys Court No 229 at Riverdale Park last Sunday raised funds for St Marys Parochial School. The grove was cleaned and prepared for a smooth picnic season opening under Peter Verhoeven who aims to keep the park orderly and welcoming for future gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Court
Riverdale
Riverdale Park
St. Mary’s Parochial School
Peter Verhoeven
Mimic World Presents The Passing Show At The Auditorium
Henry Lee's Mimic World and The Passing Show debuts at the Big Auditorium next Sunday afternoon. Admission 25 cents. acts draw on royal life, city scenes, and global curiosities from Calcutta to Florence with humor and romance.
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Henry Lee
Lee
Globe
India
Calcutta
Bombay
Kipling
Italy
Florence
Venice
Vatican
England
France
Germany
Russia
Austria
Flower of the Ranch to Play at Garrick Theatre Chicago
Joseph E. Howard and Mabel Barrison star in The Flower of the Ranch a musical comedy at the Garrick Chicago featuring fourteen new numbers capturing Western cattle life. Summer prices apply with evenings and Saturday matinees at 1.00 for best seats and Wednesday matinees at 25 50 75 cents.
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Plains
Garrick
Chicago
Joseph E. Howard
Mabel Barrison
Girls at Chicago Opera House opens May 31
Clyde Fitch's play Girls comes to the Chicago Opera House next Sunday May 31, presenting a studio lived by three independent earners. The drama shows how women adapt a shared space into a sleeping area while maintaining appearances on a small income, highlighting Fitch's talent for real-life portrayals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Opera House
Clyde Fitch
Chicago
Peat
Lost spectacles and valuables fill local classifieds
Numerous notices list lost items such as gold spectacles a diamond scarf pin a gold bar pin a lodge pin and a keep sake pin. Also several sales and rentals appear including a 35 room house a piano a phonograph a Winchester shotgun a gas stove and a 21 room boarding house with contact details at The Pointer office and local addresses.
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Kern & Ripley’s
I. C. Jepot
Pointer
Xf Wichmann
Indiana Avenue
Victor Phonograph
Winchester
Fischer
Leyden Avenue
Riverdale
Pan Handle
Dalton State Bank
What Becomes of Them Philosophers Rise and Fade
Philosophers from many schools rise and flap their shimmering wings only to fade into inert innocuousness. The tidal wave of time surges over forgotten biers as souls drift into the illimitable cosmos. They speak their pieces and then shut up forever. Alas.
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Kinney Brothers
Indiana Ave
Dalton Station
Office of Publication
Ill
Village Boards Village Board
Dolton
M. Thos. Harper
Geo. H. Schaefer
Village Board
Pp. m
August C. Reich
Herman R. Penneld
Lodges
Ancient Order United Workmen
Dleeis
A. O. U. W. Ddau
Delton
P. i
Richard Hoppe
Herman Isains
John L. Vetteger
Fiinancilu
Calumet
Iuildiags
Lhos
I. Dumney
Aberdover
L. I. Kipley
Catholic Order Foresters
Conrad Ikern
John E. Kinney
Nicholas Simon
Peter Ripley
Women’s Catholic Order Foresters
Liverdale
Magdalen Kipley
Jmma Kelly
Catharine Jaurz
Knights OF the Modern Maccabees
A. O. U. W Hall
H. Schueter
John Urler
Vandenberg
Brickmakers
A. O. U. W. Hall
Chas. Dickelmaan
Tdenry Jdulgensdorf
Andrew Messerschmidt
George Washington Lodge
Ss. A. of
N. A
Lincoln
Chicago Aves
Dalton, Ill
M. J
Ladies Auxiliary
A. UO
U. W. Ball
Doulton
dWlis
H. Dally
H. Fuller
Whos. Harper
W. West
Business Men’s Association
Dolten
John Behrens
Frank O. Bergeold
Henry Tfahn
L. I. Sipley
Riverdale Improvement Association
T. F. Sweat
John J. Schafer
A. C. Reich
F. A. Reich
Riverbale Hose Company No. 1
Hose House
Lightawn
Herman R. Fenfield
Geo. L. Kohler
Kerman Dreesen
Women's Relief Corps
G. W. Spencer
Hiall
Bertha Sprick
Cora Jdenness
Dolton School Board
Park Avenue
Riverdale Board
Bowen School
Prof. Cable
the Garrick
Fredericka Street
Inquire A
Diekman
Woodman’s
Alfred Peats
C. Vandenberg
Beach Stock Farm
Abel Hausinger
173Rd and
Halsted Street
Phete
Homewood, Ill
Township 86
Range 14
Carl Wulff
Win, Bachmann, Dolton
Cook County
H.R. Penfield
Cigars
St. Highlawn
137Th St. Riverdale
Geo. Tuch
Doe
Carman Brothers
Schafer’s Hotel Edelweiss Buffet
Ee Et
Paul Schafer
Puopnicron
Hofbrau
Praught
Grant ST
A. J. Parker, M.D
D.D.S
Dutt Building
Fordtran Bros
Blue Island
Chicago Heights
Geo. H. Hilmer
Wentworth Ave
Edward F. Dillner
Chicago St. Dolton, Il
Ernst Hanschmann
137Th Street
Richard Buschking
Henry W. Schnoor
Chicago Street
Robert Hanschmann
Park Ave
Dolton, Ill
Andrew Baumgartner
Justice Or the Peace Notary Public
Trades
Ape
Council
Shigago
Union
Thornton
Grant Bros
Fred J. Ott
Chicago St. Dolton, Ill
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